Celebrating London as the gateway to international design, the London Design Festival returns for a 16th year in 2018 with hundreds of events and landmark projects. The annual festival takes in sectors as diverse as fashion, architecture, retail, typography, photography and textiles in an ambitious city-wide project. Over nine days in September, cultural institutions like the V&A, Somerset House and the Design Museum take part and the city is divided into eight design districts - there are hubs in Brompton, Chelsea, Clerkenwell, Islington, Queens Park and Shoreditch. Events vary from product launches in tiny boutiques to massive trade shows including designjunction and 100% Design. Look out for headline grabbing landmark projects in the city and at the V&A.

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Discover what's on in London 2018 with our comprehensive guide to the best events. From theatre to art and music to sport, London 2018 has something for everyone - so read on to find out what London town has to offer.

Young FrankensteinLondon > Events > Theatre Dates: 28th September 2017 to 29th September 2018The London Design Festival, 2 Charing Cross Road, WC2H |
4 minutes from The London Design FestivalRoss Noble, Lesley Joseph and Hadley Fraser lead the cast of Young Frankenstein, Mel Brooks' uproarious musical based on his Oscar-nominated 1974 film about a New ...More

English National Opera: The Marriage Of FigaroLondon > Events > Concerts Dates: 29th March - 14th April 2018The London Design Festival, St Martin's Lane, WC2N |
4 minutes from The London Design FestivalActress Fiona Shaw returns to direct the second revival of her production of Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro by the English National Opera at the London ...More

The Fourth PlinthLondon > Attractions > SightsTrafalgar Square, Westminster, London WC2N |
1 minute from The London Design FestivalThe Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square remained empty after its completion in 1841 - it was designed for an equestrian statue of one of Britain's Colonial ...More

TenderproductLondon > Shopping > Art and Design6 Cecil Court, Covent Garden, London WC2N |
5 minutes from The London Design FestivalTenderproduct is the second tender venture by Etan Ilfeld, who previously founded the neighbouring Tenderpixel Gallery, an innovative space for emerging talent. Tenderproduct is a shop ...More

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AlbannachLondon > Restaurants > British restaurants66 Trafalgar Square, Westminster, London WC2N |
1 minute from The London Design FestivalScotland combines some of the finest ingredients in the world with some of the most atrocious cooking, but this Scottish-themed bar-restaurant is trying to change all ...More

The ClarenceLondon > Restaurants > Gastropub53 Whitehall, Westminster, London SW1A |
2 minutes from The London Design FestivalJust a hundred yards from Trafalgar Square, the MOD and the Horse Guard's Parade, The Clarence has an undeniably impressive location that attracts both locals and ...More

The Sherlock HolmesLondon > Nightlife > Pubs10 Northumberland Street, Covent Garden, London WC2N |
3 minutes from The London Design FestivalThirsty Sherlock Holmes fans look no further than this homage to the great detective himself and to original Victorian pubs. While you indulge in a soothing ...More

The HarpLondon > Nightlife > Pubs47 Chandos Place, Covent Garden, London WC2N |
4 minutes from The London Design FestivalThe Harp, a welcoming bar in Covent Garden, is a traditional pub where the emphasis is firmly on real ale - earning it CAMRA's National Pub ...More

The Rooftop St. JamesLondon > Nightlife > Bars2 Spring Gardens, SW1A |
1 minute from The London Design FestivalThe Trafalgar Hotel was treated to a major upgrade in 2017, reopening as The Trafalgar St. James, and as a result, the rooftop bar was also ...More

Haymarket HotelLondon > Business > Venue Hire1 Suffolk Place, St James's, London SW1Y |
3 minutes from The London Design FestivalA hip designer hotel by Tim and Kit Kemp in a grand building on the prestigious Haymarket, the broad boulevard street making for an impressive entrance. ...More

Banqueting HouseLondon > Business > Venue HireWhitehall, Westminster, London SW1A |
4 minutes from The London Design FestivalThe only surviving section of Whitehall Palace.
In its heyday the largest royal palace in Europe, this historic venue is the only surviving section of Whitehall Palace ...More

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La LineaLa LineaThere are around 145,000 Latin Americans in the capital and La Linea, the 10 day London Latin Music Festival which takes place in April, will make them feel right at home. In quite a coup, former Buena Vista Social Club frontman Eliades Ochoa returns to the UK for the first time since the band's farewell tour in 2015. There's the UK premiere of a t2018-04-20T00:00:00+01002018-04-30T00:00:00+0100
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La Lineaevent > Concerts > World MusicDATES20th to 30th April 2018VENUEVarious Venues LondonThere are around 145,000 Latin Americans in the capital and La Linea, the 10 day London Latin Music Festival which takes place in April, will make them feel right at home. In quite a coup, former Buena Vista Social Club frontman Eliades Ochoa returns to the UK for the first time since the band's farewell tour in 2015. There's the UK premiere of a t... More about this event

Open Garden Squares WeekendOpen Garden Squares WeekendFrom the iron-fenced residential parks of west London to the landscaped churchyards of the City, hundreds of garden squares play a vital part in maintaining London's status as one of Europe's greenest cities. The wonderful Open Garden Squares Weekend is the one time of the year when these gardens open their gates to everyone. More than 230 gardens 2018-06-09T00:00:00+01002018-06-10T00:00:00+0100
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Open Garden Squares Weekendevent > ExhibitionsPRICING£13 (In advance), £15 (On the day), £40 (Family), Free (Children Under 12)DATESSaturday 9th and Sunday 10th June 2018VENUEVarious Venues LondonFrom the iron-fenced residential parks of west London to the landscaped churchyards of the City, hundreds of garden squares play a vital part in maintaining London's status as one of Europe's greenest cities. The wonderful Open Garden Squares Weekend is the one time of the year when these gardens open their gates to everyone. More than 230 gardens ... More about this event

The London Design FestivalThe London Design FestivalCelebrating London as the gateway to international design, the London Design Festival returns for a 16th year in 2018 with hundreds of events and landmark projects. The annual festival takes in sectors as diverse as fashion, architecture, retail, typography, photography and textiles in an ambitious city-wide project. Over nine days in September, 2018-09-15T00:00:00+01002018-09-23T00:00:00+0100
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The London Design Festivalevent > Exhibitions > Lifestyle - Design ShowsPRICINGVariousDATES15th to 23rd September 2018VENUEVarious Venues LondonCelebrating London as the gateway to international design, the London Design Festival returns for a 16th year in 2018 with hundreds of events and landmark projects. The annual festival takes in sectors as diverse as fashion, architecture, retail, typography, photography and textiles in an ambitious city-wide project. Over nine days in September, ... More about this event

Open House LondonOpen House LondonOne weekend a year we get to go behind doors which are, for the rest of the year, closed to the public and see inside London's architectural landmarks. The fantastic, free Open House London allows access to more than 800 of the city's sites and buildings. This year's list has yet to be announced but last year's highlights included the revamped New 2018-09-22T00:00:00+01002018-09-23T00:00:00+0100
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Open House Londonevent > Exhibitions > Art Exhibitions - Architecture | PRICINGFreeDATESSaturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd September 2018VENUEVarious Venues LondonOne weekend a year we get to go behind doors which are, for the rest of the year, closed to the public and see inside London's architectural landmarks. The fantastic, free Open House London allows access to more than 800 of the city's sites and buildings. This year's list has yet to be announced but last year's highlights included the revamped New ... More about this event

The London Sinfonietta performs pieces by Claude Debussy, Arnold Schoenberg, Igor Stravinsky and Henry Cowell in an exploration of Albert Einstein's 'thought experiments' on the space-time continuum. The influence of Einstein's ideas took music in ...More

Robert Carsen's classic production of A Midsummer Night's Dream returns to the London Coliseum this spring. Benjamin Britten's operatic adaptation of Shakespeare's romantic comedy has choreography by Matthew ...More